3 Star Restaurant and Takeaway Reviews
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Ryan's Bar
2-4 Hope Street, EH2 4DB, Edinburgh
from irishphat (79%) on August 17th, 2007 (1 year ago)
Had an after work feed here with some pals a few weeks ago and it didn't do much for us really. Pub grub, friendly staff, slightly pricey for what it is. Wouldn't fuss about going back and would probably try and go to the Cambridge Bar instead to be honest.
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Ciao Roma
64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS, Edinburgh
from irishphat (79%) on August 17th, 2007 (1 year ago)
Went here for Valentines day a couple of years ago and it was a real pack 'em in scenario. Food was ok but service was fairly non-existent to be honest. Possibly harsh to judge it on a crap night to go there but even still they sold their sole fast enough. Queue out the door mind you. I wouldn't go again based on my experience but neither would I urge you not to go.
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Jimmy Chung's
17 Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ, Edinburgh
from irishphat (79%) on August 17th, 2007 (1 year ago)
Not much to say - it's not bad, slightly packed in seats but it's reasonable, tasty and it is what it is. I'd go again but I wouldn't make a big deal about it.
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Taste Good
67-71 Slateford Road, EH11 1PR, Edinburgh
from maggot (27%) on August 15th, 2007 (1 year ago)
Have eaten here in their restaurant and it was excellent. Had take away twice, slightly more expensive than other takeaways in this area. The first time it stood up to its high standards but the second time was less than fair quality but it hasn't put me off getting one again.
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The Filling Station
235 High Street, EH1 1PE, Edinburgh
from jwjlewis (79%) on August 11th, 2007 (1 year ago)
If it's standard American fair that you want, then this place is fine. It has a good location, situated on the main pedestrian strip of the Royal Mile. I went there for a pre-comedy dinner and was very impressed that mid festival at 1900h we walked straight in and they got a table for seven together for us promptly. The staff were friendly and helpful. We were a little sceptical about the number of tables around us that didn't have their food yet, but this fear didn't bear out.
I had the Bison Burger. It came with chips, and a decent salad and was pretty tasty. The décor in the restaurant is as you would imagine from the name; dark and full of big American signs. Whilst there is as much soul to it as an Irish pub in the Alps, it is by no means unpleasant. When we came to pay the bill, I chose to pay by VISA and as so often happens nowadays, the girl entered the amount that was due and confirmed it, then handed me the handset to enter my PIN - at no point could I check the amount I was confirming that I was paying. I pointed this out to the girl, who was very understanding and offered to cancel the transaction and start it again. I didn't see the need. When she then moved on to a friend at the table who was paying separately, she took my comments on board and asked them to first confirm the amount, before entering their PIN. This positive approach to customer's comments was refreshing in an age of stroppy teenage waiters.
Would I recommend this restaurant? For a big group of people more interested in the company than the food, then I would say it's fine, you'll get decent food and good service, but this is not a place to take your loved one - as demonstrated by the couple in their 50s sitting at the table next to us who were facing one other, each with their own newspaper laid out in front of them!
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The Peking Palace
38-39 Elm Row, EH7 4AH, Edinburgh
from robertjamessmall (11%) on August 9th, 2007 (1 year ago)
A true life saver when I was a student. When food was short, and energy was low I could look from my window over the road to get the delivery number from the neon sign of the resturant. Good grub and good value, although they did over charge me by a £100 once. Got it back though as well as some free prawn crackers.
Never ate in, was nothing special inside if I remember.
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Le Marche Francais
9a West Maitland Street, EH12 5DS, Edinburgh
from Tomg (11%) on August 9th, 2007 (1 year ago)
Oh dear, this place used to be great. A bland redecoration has robbed the restaurant of its charm. Previously, the slow pace seemed in keeping with a the feel of a lazy afternoon and too much red wine (which is still good value and an interesting, varied selection). However, on my last visit the service was frustrating. We watched the waitress eat three courses in front of the hungry customers before we abandoned the hope of dessert. A great pity too because their pastries used to be a highlight. This place might have been my favourite restaurant but change is not always a good thing. The deli counter still has the same great selection of luxuries to take home.
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Bad Ass Bistro
167 Rose Street, EH2 4LS, Edinburgh
from Meng (90%) on August 8th, 2007 (1 year ago)
First time round I was impressed, (would've given this place 3.5, maybe 4 stars), that was last year. Good sized burgers, decent chips. 6.75 for a pub lunch (le gourmet gastropub ahoy!).
This time round, my burger with bacon and blue cheese came pretty blackened (and so did my dining partner's, but she likes it well well well charcoal done) which was slightly off-putting, but I was hungry, and scoffed the lot anyway.
Decor can be a bit dingy, and the crowd a mix of suits and tourists, but the name, as ever, brings giggles to those with more puerile thoughts.
I'll probably come back for a bite again and if next time round the chef pays attention to the microwave/cooker/fryer/etc, maybe it'll be better. S'pity the burgers just aren't quite as bad-@ssed as they used to be.
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Old Orleans
Unit 7, Fountainpark, EH11 1AL, Edinburgh
from nettles (94%) on August 6th, 2007 (1 year ago)
We wanted to see the Simpsons movie. We wanted to eat before. We saw ribs on a menu hence the visit to Old Orleans. I had never been there before, had never heard of it, but I am guessing this place is a chain restaurant that has been moulded from the chain places found in in America. The cookie cutter decor and our ever so friendly waiter who even cracked jokes told me this with no words necessary.
We ordered a full slab of ribs and a double portioned starter to share, garlic mushrooms (not deep fried) on brioche toast with a black peppercorn sauce. The sauce sounded weird to me but upon closer inspection of the menu I realised this was one of their four sauces which accompany a lot of dishes on the menu. I start to picture these arriving at the restaurant in huge vats or more likely plastic bags shipped from the Old Orleans homeland where most of the food is made to be shipped and assembled at its outlets. I fight back my cringe and try to concentrate on the food.
It's not bad. The ribs were juicy, succulent, and the sauce was sweet and thick. Not smoky and they gave you extra if you wanted (or one of the other three sauces). The friendly waiter asked if I wanted a variety of condiments including ketchup, mustard, mayonaise and some others for my fries. I could hardly hear him past my shock. It has been my experience in restaurants that if you want any kind of condiment you better ask your waiter right when you sit down! The mayo and ketchup came promptly, but there were only a few tables filled in the huge space but I have a feeling that this kind of service is what you always get there.
The mushrooms were tasty but I couldn't really get into the sauce. It was one of those slightly gelatenous sauces and did not go well with the toast, blue cheese, and mushrooms. I figure they could add on another sauce at the homeship.
In true american style we had the brownie with white chocolate sauce which was served in a separate pouring pot. It was dense and chocolately, not bad, and most likely not cooked on site.
If I do find myself there again I will stick with the ribs and the two for one fancy cocktails which I think only are on during the week. If there is a next time.
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Great Wall Chinese Restaurant
105-109 Lothian Road, EH3 9AN, Edinburgh
from Meng (90%) on August 5th, 2007 (1 year ago)
The Great Wall of China. Eaten there on 3 occassions (the restaurant, not the Wonder of the World). 1 for a proper full monty Chinese wedding restaurant-meal. The other sort of shared food off a flatmate's takeaway, and the last for dim sum (that's a light meal served with Chinese tea, usually a brekkie tradition a la Sunday tea, and more akin to tapas these days).
For the full-on Chinese wedding experience, get yourself invited to a Chinese wedding. Man, this restuarant spares no expense at trying to show off to show off. You know the type, lobster, deep fried sea bass, 4 seasons, chilli crab, etc, etc. Just like home. And Chinese weddings.
The takeaway stuff? Reasonable. But just not good enough for the price you know? I've had better takeaway stuff that's cheaper, is all I'm saying. And all of you KNOW that the 'Great British Chinese Takeaway' phenomena (much like the All-American Chinese Takeaway phenomena. See chop suey and fortune cookies. Yep, you heard me, fortune cookies are as Uncle Sam as Apple Pie) is a culinary genre in its own right. C'mon, how many Chinese people do you actually see eating that takeaway stuff? (if you want to eat cheaper stuff for the same quality, how about Jimmy Chung's around the corner? There you go.)
In all seriousness, the dim sum? Pretty damn good. For the uninitiated, the steamed meat buns (char siu pau), egg tarts (tahn tart), prawn dumplings (har gow), chicken in glutinous rice dumplings (siu mai) are all standardised Chinese fare one can order in any half-way decent Chinese restaurant with Chinese people in it all over the world, and this place? It's surprisingly good, just come in the morning, or ask to look at the dim sum menu (which they would serve at all hours anyway).
And if you want, you can even order 'local delicacies' like cold chicken feet. It's not a bushtucker trial joke. (But in all honesty, I detest the stuff anyway)
Come here if you know someone who can read the special menu in Chinese writing, that way you get better for cheaper. But other than that, pretty fair fare.
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